Background
Kone, Edward Reeves was born on March 15, 1848 in Montgomery Company, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel Reed and Rebecca Sylvira (Pitts) Kone.
Kone, Edward Reeves was born on March 15, 1848 in Montgomery Company, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel Reed and Rebecca Sylvira (Pitts) Kone.
Educated in common schools and Bastrop Military Institute.
Admitted to Texas bar, 1870. County judge, Hays Company, 1878-1890 and 1894-1908. Commissioner Texas Department of Agriculture since September 12, 1908.
Former member board directors State Agricultural and Mech. College and Prairie View Normal and Industrial College. Member Texas Conservation Congress (president), Texas Farmers’ Congress, Texas Industrial Congress, Texas State Farmers’ Institute, Farmers’ National Congress, Association Southern Agricultural Workers, Southern States Association of Markets.
Assisted in inaugurating good roads movement in Texas. Devoting special attention to farmers’ institute work, developing market system, and furthering horticultural, agricultural and industrial development of state. Delaware local and national Democratic convs.
Twice member Democratic State Executive Committee, Texas Ex-president Texas Volunteer Firemen’s Association.
Member Texas Conservation Congress (president), Texas Farmers’ Congress, Texas Industrial Congress, Texas State Farmers’ Institute, Farmers’ National Congress, Association Southern Agricultural Workers, Southern States Association of Markets. Assisted in inaugurating good roads movement in Texas. Member Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Member; Masonic order, etc.
Married Lula H. Martin, of Hays Company, Texas.